Expand SmartObject.jsx
This is a Photoshop script that allows you to expand a SmartObject in place. All the content of the SmartObject will be placed in its exact location in the parent document. The source SmartObject will become invisible afterwards.
Works with Photoshop CS4 or higher.
How it works
Effectively what the script does is it opens your SmartObject, trims it, resizes the canvas to fit the size of your parent document, groups everything and duplicates the group to the parent document.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Some placement inaccuracy may be introduced if your SmartObject is not aligned with pixel grid. Say some of bounds have a value like
100,5. - No transformation, filters or whatever else applied to the SmartObject itself will be kept
Installation
Just download the file Expand SmartObject.jsx from the root of the repository to your Scripts directory and restart Photoshop.
On Windows:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4 (64 Bit)\Presets\Scripts
On Mac:
/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Presets/Scripts
License
MIT
Thanks
I want to thank Kamil Khadeyev for the inspiration.